The award was presented during the annual Santa Monica Chamber of
Commerce Installation Dinner held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel &
Bungalows. The Chamber also installed its 2011-2012 Board of Directors
and Ron Davis of Santa Monica Ford Lincoln Mercury Subaru as Chairman of
the Board.

Roy E. Naylor was President of Naylor Paints and an active participant
in Santa Monica service organizations, including the Chamber of
Commerce. Roy was a tireless and generous community leader and a
dedicated and loving husband to Maxine and father to Larry, Cathy,
Craig, and Mark.

“Mary Ann has and of course will continue to work tirelessly not only to
improve the business community, but Santa Monica as a whole,” said
Laurel Rosen, President and CEO of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce.
“We are proud to have her as the 2011 Roy E. Naylor Lifetime
Achievement Award winner.”

Powell, who leads Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, knows the
ingredients of a solid business plan and Park success begins with safety
and includes one-part model tenant, one-part family focus and a big
heaping of community support; precisely what’s been cooking for the past
14 years.

“I’m truly grateful to be honored with the Roy E. Naylor award from the
Santa Monica Chamber. His commitment to community and family is
precisely the same long term objectives I’ve had for Pacific Park and
the Pier,” said Powell, CEO and General Manager of Pacific Park on the
Santa Monica Pier. “We will continue to focus on the community and
entice families to the Pier and provide a memorable experience in a safe
and fun environment.”

Pacific Park’s recipe for success has been the drive to recreate a
nostalgic pier experience for the popular seaside destination that’s
layered with an overall sense of safety on the Pier and in the Park.

“Safety and security is serious business, but Mary Ann makes it as
effortless as a turn on the Ferris wheel. During her 13 years on the
Pier she has been a vigorous supporter and partner of the Police
Department,” said Tim Jackman, Chief of Police of the Santa Monica
Police Department. “Her support for the Police Activities League is both
financial and personal for programs such as PALooween, PALpalooza and
the annual PAL Golf Outing. Mary Ann’s commitment is a testament to her
resolve in making Santa Monica a better, safer place for visitors,
businesses and locals alike.”

As the major tenant on the Santa Monica Pier, the two-acre amusement
park is always preparing something new to enhance the visitor experience
with 12 amusement rides, 18 midway games and an oceanfront food plaza,
drawing more than 4 million visitors annually to the Pier.

To service the increased visitor volume, Pacific Park is now Santa
Monica’s biggest youth employer and one of the city’s biggest tax
contributors. Powell’s team consistently produces record-setting revenue
and profit for the Park.

Pacific Park supports the Santa Monica Pier Lessees Association (SMPLA)
as an active member and works with all Pier tenants to constantly
improve the Pier experience and awareness. Last year, Pacific Park’s
support of the Pier’s traditions led it to donate $20,000 to the
struggling Twilight Dance Series, which aided the 26-year-old seasonal
concert series to avert cancellation.

“Mary Ann is a tireless champion of all things Santa Monica. Her
extensive tourism background and business savvy has been key in
achieving the more than 4 million visitors to the City and Pier,” said
Misti Kerns, President and CEO at the Santa Monica Convention and
Visitors Bureau. “We appreciate her services as past-chairman of the
board and now an officer, currently as secretary. We are extremely
grateful for Mary Ann’s contributions and ongoing support of the CVB and
Santa Monica.”

From the first turn of the Ferris wheel over 15 years ago, Pacific Park
continues as a family focused operation, adding more than 16 new
amusement rides and attractions, introducing 10 new midway games and
launching more than six new branded eateries in the oceanfront food
plaza – all centered on family demographics.

Pacific Park long maintained the “Kids’ Cove” area for children and
parents. It was recently expanded to feature more than five new
family-share rides that now cover more than half the Park.

The over the ocean, popular amusement park added Inkie’s Pirate Ship and
Inkie’s Wave Jumper to its roster of family-share rides this year that
also includes Inkie’s Air Lift, SIG Alert EV and Sea Planes.

Powell and Pacific Park are active partners in a variety of public
philanthropy. Powell currently serves on the board of directors of
Special Olympics Southern California, the Santa Monica History Museum
and the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. She is past-chairman of the
board of the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau and is now an
officer, currently serving as secretary.

Following on the heels of the $65,000 donation to Special Olympics
Southern California generated from the sale of the original Ferris wheel
on eBay in 2008, Pacific Park solidified its long-term relationship
with Special Olympics Southern California by recognizing them as the
Park’s primary charity. Pacific Park helped kick-off last year’s Special
Olympics Summer Games with the arrival of the Law Enforcement Torch and
official lighting of the stationary flame ultimately showcased on the
world-famous Ferris wheel.

Pacific Park is also an ardent supporter of the Santa Monica Police
Department and Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) and provides
assistance with a variety of local events benefiting Santa Monica
children. In 2004, Pacific Park created PALpalooza, an annual charity
event to assist PAL in raising money to maintain or develop programs at
their facility. PAL provides free programs for more than 1,600 youths
throughout Santa Monica including cultural, educational and recreational
type programs.

In 2009, Pacific Park and its mascot Inkie the octopus was an inaugural
member of the 4th of July Main Street Parade in Santa Monica that has
become a local favorite each year and draws thousands of spectators from
around the area.

In addition, Pacific Park receives and honors thousands of donation
requests each year from schools, churches, youth groups and a variety of
other organizations.

From safety and tenancy to business and community, Powell and Pacific
Park have all the right ingredients to cook up more success and goodwill
as it moves toward another 15 years of homestyle, family fun
entertainment.